High School Sports

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High senior Emily Quezada tried out for the softball team last season after deciding she wanted to play the sport for the first time ever.  She was starting to pick up the game quite well until she was sidelined following an ankle injury...

WATSONVILLE—There was a buzz going around the locker room shortly after the St. Francis High baseball team found out where it was placed in the Central Coast Section playoffs. That feeling of excitement is still lingering after the No. 4 seeded Sharks defeated No. 5...

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High softball team is fresh off a Central Coast Section Division I title run. To commemorate their memorable season, the 2021 Wildcatz team will be presented with championship rings thanks to the fundraising efforts of a local group. The rings will have a...

SANTA CRUZ—It’s been said that the best defense is a good offense. St. Francis High proved it Friday evening with four interceptions that resulted in three touchdowns, just in the first half alone. Senior running back Johrdan Garibay had another stellar night with three touchdowns...

It’s been two weeks since Monte Vista Christian players threw on the helmets and shoulder pads for the first official day of practice. Mustangs third-year head coach Spencer Ferrari-Wood believes they aren’t quite where they want to be at this point of the early 2025...

SANTA CRUZ—Johrdan Garibay’s stellar performance powered the St. Francis High football team to its third straight victory.   The standout senior running back recorded three touchdowns for the Sharks in a 45-3 victory over Greenfield High in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play Friday...

Aptos High senior Ella Porter trained for seven days a week on her craft as the quarterback for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League flag football champion Mariners during the 2025 campaign.  Their season came to an end Nov. 3 after an early exit in...

After pushing through a tough week of class finals, Monte Vista Christian senior Rhazelle Gonzales still had one more test to go before heading into the holiday break.  The Mustangs girls’ basketball team capped off their preseason portion of the schedule in a battle tested...

Going into last weekend’s Central Coast Section Championships, Aptos junior Maya Schiro was going through a whirlwind of mixed emotions—mostly nerves and excitement. The primary goal for the standout Mariners runner was to place in the top five in the Division III race, and making...

Watsonville’s girls’ basketball team continues to make a strong case as one of the front runners for Gabilan Division crown after they remain perfect during the opening week of Pacific Coast Athletic League action. Isa Alvarez, a freshman, had a game-best 22 points and eight...